[TusharK]

Uber has released the 2022 edition of its Lost and Found Index. It gives a snapshot of the most forgotten items, the days of the week and times of the year when Uber users tend to be most forgetful.



The Lost and Found Index has named Mumbai as the most forgetful city in India for the second time in a row, followed by Delhi NCR and Lucknow.

Over the last year, objects including phones, speakers/headphones, wallets and bags, top the list of items left in Ubers across India. People also forgot groceries, thermos/water bottles and phone chargers in the cabs.

You would be surprised to know that Indians even left things like Ghewar (a sweet dish), flutes, Aadhaar cards, dumbbells, a bike handle, cricket bats, spike guards and college certificates.

Top 10 Most Commonly Forgotten Items:

1. Phone/camera
2. Laptop
3. Backpack
4. Wallet
5. Speaker
6. Clothing
7. Groceries
8. Cash
9. Water Bottle
10. Headphones

Top 4 Most ‘Forgetful’ Cities:

1. Mumbai
2. Delhi NCR
3. Lucknow
4. Kolkata

Top 5 Most Forgetful Days of the Year:

1. March 25, 2022
2. March 24, 2022
3. March 30, 2022
4. March 31, 2022
5. March 17, 2022

Lost items that peak on certain days:

1. People are most likely to forget their clothes on Saturdays
2. People are most likely to forget their laptop on stressful Wednesday
3. People are most likely to forget their water bottle on a Sunday
4. People are most likely to forget their headphones/speakers on hardworking Monday and Tension free Friday

The Most Forgetful Time of the Day for Indians: Afternoons

1. 1 pm
2. 2 pm
3. 3 pm

Top 11 Most Unique Lost Items:

1. Ghewar sweet
2. Stickers
3. Birthday cake
4. Mangoes
5. Aadhar Card
6. Dumbell Weight (5 kgs)
7. College Certificates
8. Cricket bat
9. Spike Guard
10. Bike Handle
11. Flute in a black cover

Here’s a quick guide for riders looking for “Lost Items”:

1. Tap on “Menu” icon
2. Tap “Your Trips” and select the trip where you left something
3. Tap “Report an issue with this trip”
4. Tap “I lost an item”
5. Tap “Contact my driver about a lost item”
6. Scroll down and enter the phone number you would like to be contacted at. Tap submit
7. If you lost your phone, enter a friend’s phone number instead
8. Your phone will ring and connect you directly with your driver’s mobile number.
9. If your driver picks up and confirms that your item has been found, coordinate a mutually convenient time and place to meet for its return to you
10. If you are unable to connect with the driver, use ‘in-app support’ to report the loss, and the Uber Support Team will step in to help you

Link to Team-BHP News

[shubham7799]

Interesting data.

Probably Uber team might as well release the "Honesty Index " of its drivers too.

It is not easy finding Ola/Uber these days for a ride. Contacting the driver for a lost or forgotten article will entail another series of questions.

[chaitanyakrish]

Interesting data but I'm not sure, how we can make use of it.

Any data driven analytics should keep the following in hindsight before generating reports.

Data --> Insight --> Action --> Result

What are the actions I'm supposed to take using these Insights by Uber?

Do I need to forget an item in cab, when i travel in Mumbai or NCR to catch up with the local trend?

The better insights which can help even urban planners would be :

1. Which pickup/destination in a city has highest demand ? Is it due to lack of public transport or frequency ?
2. What's the average speed of cabs on various routes? Can help us plan better or traffic can be re-aligned to cope up with demand ?
3. Which areas has high percentage of ride sharing ?

[Jeroen]

Great post! I wonder what it is with those days in March

[Dry Ice]

Originally Posted by Jeroen

Great post! I wonder what it is with those days in March

Long awaited RRR hit the theatres on 25th March 2022.

[Neonfish]

Originally Posted by Jeroen

Great post! I wonder what it is with those days in March

Was wondering the same thing. Mumbai being the financial capital of the country, it might have something to do with the 4th week of March being the last week of the financial year.

[kovilkalai]

If people leave their clothes in a cab, are they stepping out naked? :-)